6.1 Finland: An opinion poll conducted about the decision in principle for the construction of a spent fuel repository in the municipality of Eurojoki showed that 78% of the Finnish population favour the decision.

6.2 UK: A citizen's panel has put forward a series of recommendations on how the UK should handle its radioactive waste, during a special conference dubbed 'an experiment in democracy'. The group was made up of 15 members of the public and took evidence at the London event from experts and others representing a full opinion spectrum on the issue. Later, the panel issued a series of ten conclusions, the main one that radioactive waste must be removed from the surface and stored under ground, but in a way that it can be monitored and retrieved. The panel said that cost cannot be an issue and that options should remain open to future solutions. It was further recommended that a neutral body should be appointed by the government to deal with radwaste management, including the selection of a national disposal site. The criteria for site selection should be open and public. The panel said it was not fundamentally opposed to nuclear power but took the view that there should be no expansion until radioactive waste management solutions had been demonstrated.

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